I have been working at Paradise Bakery & Café full-time (more than 5 years)

Pros

I worked up to a good work-life balance. Having a good support staff helps.

Cons

The upper level management started to change and the environment changed as well. Perks changed to be non-existent, yearly reviews disappeared, and morale took a turn. I went to loving coming to work to being stressed and frustrated. The structure diminished.

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Consistency and also supporting staff when important items are brought to your attention for me to do my job. When issues arise later due to lack of support on issues already discussed, the disconnect shows and I cannot perform as I want/need to. The old Paradise culture has been lost.

Good pay for little to no experience at a young age. Your manager has a lot to do with your experience. Discounts on food are nice! Plus taking home left over food when you close is great. And you can move up fast if you connect with the manager enough!

Cons

Customers are very unfamiliar with the "line" set up, so they get upset very easily. One person on the line can slow everything down, and that makes customers mad. It's VERY fast paced during lunch rush, and you are expected to learn fast.

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My general manager was terrible. She was very unorganized, forgetful, and rude. She very clearly picked favorites. And she made a lot of people hate the job more than they should have. The previous manager was much nicer. I suggest they take more time picking management, and work on communication and organization.

The coworkers I had were alright, for the most part. The job itself wasn't bad at all, but the Signal Butte/Baseline location was horrible.

Cons

The most dysfunctional group of managers I've ever worked with. One chewed dip inside the restaurant while on the clock, one ignored blatant health violations and had an excuse for everything, and another harassed the employees daily about a dress code that she didn't even follow.